Asthma Therapy
New asthma therapy study findings have been published by scientists at University Federal of Santa Catarina
Published in Respiratory Therapeutics Week, March 17th, 2008
Data detailed in 'Anti-inflammatory effects of Lafoensia pacari and ellagic acid in a murine model of asthma' have been presented. According to a study from Brazil, "We have shown that the ethanolic extract of Lafoensia pacari inhibits eosinophilic inflammation induced by Toxocara canis infection, and that ellagic acid is the secondary metabolite responsible for the anti-eosinophilic activity seen in a model of beta-glucan peritonitis. In the present study, we investigated the preventive and curative effects of L. pacari extract and ellagic acid on allergic lung inflammation using a murine model of ovalbumin-induced asthma."
"In bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, preventive...
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